“The Gavel” Endorses Jack Adams and Chase Gibson for UGBC President and Vice President

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After careful consideration and conversation with all three platforms, The Gavel is endorsing Jack Adams, MCAS ‘26, and Chase Gibson, MCAS ‘26, for UGBC President and Vice President. 

Adams and Gibson’s platform represents a refreshing, student-centered approach to campus leadership. Their campaign goals align closely with The Gavel’s core values of social justice and freedom of speech. In the interview, it was clear Adams and Gibson want to support enhanced civic engagement, student demonstrations, and the well-being of all Eagles. 

Although they have not served as members of UGBC in the past, the two of them have established a myriad of connections across campus. This has provided them with firsthand insight into students’ concerns from an external angle. Their deep understanding of the issues students care about most, including financial aid and administration transparency, emphasizes the advantageous nature of the team’s outside perspective. 

Freedom of speech is another area of focus for the campaign. No matter one’s opinion, Adams and Gibson are advocates for the freedom to engage in productive discourse and demonstration, promising to help support students in exercising this right. We admire their openness to interact with the student body, even suggesting to host office hours for accountability and accessibility. It is clear they want to get to know the students as people, not just constituents. 

While all three campaigns promise to enhance student voices, especially in regards to student-administrative dialogue, Adams and Gibson’s current engagement with the student body places them in a favorable position to do so. They have already made notable efforts to talk to the leaders of campus affinity groups, which speaks to the proactive, inclusive nature of their leadership. 

The team has progressive takes on withstanding problems on campus, such as creating a new LGBTQ+ resource center separate from the BAIC. They vow to fight for students by challenging administration, a perspective that considerably sets them apart from other campaigns. 

Above all, the Adams-Gibson campaign shows an unwavering commitment to student justice. They recognize the issues that ground themselves within BC’s current campus environment and prioritize the need for change, even if that means having to push back against current administrative practices. 

“We’re not supposed to be friends with the administration,” Adams said. “We’re supposed to be friends with the student body.”

Though there is always room for improvement, and part of our job as The Gavel is to hold those in power accountable, we strongly believe that the Adams-Gibson campaign has the potential to enact the most positive change on a campus historically resistant to it. 

All three teams can be seen in action on Wednesday, March 19th, at 5:00pm in the Heights Room, where they will engage in debate over many of the issues BC students face today.

 

Election Day is Thursday, March 20th from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and students can vote through MyBC. 

Full interviews with all three platforms can be found on The Gavel Website.

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